Does it work ?

Hi Guys
I,ve been talking to a friend and he says he puts an additive in his deisel I would assume like a redex or something similar that basically helps to keep system clean

so does this work, is it a good idea and if so which one would you recommend

Thanks

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Pint of methanol works wonderes. Did it to my old peugeot 406. end road dissappeared in a cloud od black soot but after that went a treat

I take that your not talking of the veg oil that some diesel owners use to reduce the costs of running a car.

Most diesel additives sold as such claim to clean out the system but to use them constantly could be prohibitively expensive. However, if your Rangie doesn't do many miles, then a bottle of something to raise the cetane level and a good blast down an open road is not a bad idea before the MOT bloke examines what you're shoving out your back end.

Then there's the 'unofficial' additives. The biggest, most used of these is probably two stroke oil. The thinking is that, to try and make the diesel at the pump less polluting, the level of sulphur has been reduced but the sulphur acted as a lubricant, like lead did in petrol. BMW did some trials and came to the conclusion that a 1:300 mix of two stroke gave a noticable effect.

Petrol in the diesel in winter can prevent waxing, and I've no doubt that there are others.

Cheers Guys
Rangey has been standing for two years only just back on road so will put some additive in just to flush through got a good journey or thursday so will put in for then admittedly we dont get many large open roads in Norfolk so a good blast out might be difficult as there's alway a tractor in front

weldman said:

Cheers Guys
Rangey has been standing for two years only just back on road so will put some additive in just to flush through got a good journey or thursday so will put in for then admittedly we dont get many large open roads in Norfolk so a good blast out might be difficult as there's alway a tractor in front

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Watch out for any old diesel in the tank. Diesel can absorb water or even have a bacterial growth if left alone for long periods.

dogsbody said:

Watch out for any old diesel in the tank. Diesel can absorb water or even have a bacterial growth if left alone for long periods.

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Thanks for that the system was drained and fresh derv put in so just want to clean it through